Journal
PROTEOMICS
Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages 1501-1512Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600960
Keywords
phosphorus nutrition; proteome analysis; root; Zea mays L.
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Phosphorus (P) deficiency is a major limitation for plant growth and development. Plants can respond defensively to this stress, modifying their metabolic pathways and root morphology, and this involves changes in their gene expression. To better understand the low P adaptive mechanism of crops, we conducted the comparative proteome analysis for proteins isolated from maize roots treated with 1000 mu M (control) or 5 mu M KH2PO4 for 17 days. The results showed that approximately 20% of detected proteins on 2-DE gels were increased or decreased by two-fold or more under phosphate (Pi) stress. We identified 106 differentially expressed proteins by MALDI-TOF MS. Analysis of these P starvation responsive proteins suggested that they were involved in phytohormone biosynthesis, carbon and energy metabolisms, protein synthesis and fate, signal transduction, cell cycle, cellular organization, defense, secondary metabolism, etc. It could be concluded that they may play important roles in sensing the change of external Pi concentration and regulating complex adaptation activities for Pi deprivation to facilitate P homeostasis. Simultaneously, as a basic platform, the results would also be useful for the further characterization of gene function in plant P nutrition.
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